Rufina Jenkins

Wing Luke Museum Collection 2003.200.009

The first Filipino woman in Washington state, Rufina Clemente Jenkins, arrived in Seattle with her husband and children in 1909. Rufina, a Spanish-American War bride, met her husband Frank Jenkins while he was stationed in the Philippines. This photo was used in the permanent exhibition at our previous location and is also included in our exhibit I Am Filipino, currently on display. Learn more about Filipino American history by visiting this exhibit and join us this Sunday for a virtual program "Being Filipino/x/a on Indigenous Lands": https://bit.ly/3lE3nOg

Photo courtesy of the Filipino American National Historical Society. 

Photo of timeline collage in Wing Luke Museum’s I Am Filipino exhibit